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An electroscope is charged by touching it with a negatively charged rod. The electroscope leaves spread...

An electroscope is charged by touching it with a negatively charged rod. The electroscope leaves spread apart and the rod is removed. Then another, negatively charged rod is brought near the top of the electroscope without touching. What happens?

A. You are unable to make the observation because the rod is attracted to the top of the electroscope causing them to touch after all.  

B. The leaves do not change their position.

C. The leaves move closer together.

D. The leaves spread further apart.

B & C are not right. Totally lost on this

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Answer #1

here,

due to induction of charges

more negative charge will be inducted at the leaves

hence, they move further apart

the correct answer is

D. The leaves spread further apart.

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